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Unit 3 Hydrosphere vocabulary

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    3rd grade hydrosphere
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  • The water on the Earth changes state and moves around the Earth through the ______ _______.
    water cycle
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  • liquid surface water is heated by the Sun. It changes into a gas and rises into the air. (Part of the water cycle)
    evaporation
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  • The water vapour (gas) in the air cools, becomes liquid, and forms clouds. (Part of the water cycle)
    condensation
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  • The water droplets in the clouds become too heavy and fall back to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow. (Part of the water cycle)
    precipitation
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  • Some of the precipitation collects as surface water, but most filters into the ground and collects as groundwater. (part of the water cycle)
    collection
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  • are bodies of fresh water surround by land
    lakes
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  • are bodies of salt water covering most of the surface of the geosphere
    oceans
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  • are where groundwater comes to the surface
    springs
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  • are lumps of solid fresh water floating in the oceans
    icebergs
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